Pilgrimage for Life march, 1986. Sister Helen is third from the right in the crowd of marchers. Walkers enter New Orleans near the end of a 280 mile trek opposing capital punishment.
Framed drawing presented to Sr. Helen Prejean by the Chicago Committee to defend the Bill of Rights and Bill of Rights Foundation. A typewritten note taped to the back of the framed drawing reads as follows. "From Death of Innocents, pg. 25: But…
Letter from Pat Sonnier, the first death row inmate for whom Sr. Helen acted as spiritual advisor. They wrote to each other frequently from 1982 until was electrocuted on April 5, 1984. Pat enjoyed drawing, and often illustrated his letters to Sr.…
Floor plan. The library occupied two floors in SAC, until the Richardson library was completed in 1992. This floor plan from the SAC library includes the reference area, the card catalog, the circulation desk, and the rare books.
Typed reminiscences by Helen Schnoor McClane about the early days of DePaul libraries, and the different buildings and librarians associated with them. Includes handwritten pencil annotations.